The scientific editors of Cell Host & Microbe, a Cell Press journal, bring you the latest information and insights from the forefront of host-microbe research.
Gut microbial metabolism of methotrexate generates DAMPA. DAMPA acts through STAT3 to promote mitochondrial function and protect against inflammation in context of IBD. cell.com/cell-host-micr…
E. coli Nissle produces bispecific engagers to recruit & instruct in situ-edited CAR macrophages. Microbe-guided CAR macrophages overcome glioblastoma antigenic heterogeneity & establish antitumor memory cell.com/cell-host-micr…
Microbial products trigger chemosensory dialogues via GPCRs
Libraries of gut metabolites+GPCR-seq reveal how gut senses environmental chemicals. ID microbial products activating specific receptors, including those triggering serotonin or linking to IBD cell.com/cell-host-micr…